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Elena Sadiku (left) led Celtic to their first Scottish title last season Celtic will face Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava for a place in the Women's Champions League group stage. The Scottish champions, who have never previously reached the group stage, were unseeded in the champions' path of Monday's draw. The Ukrainian champions are playing in the Champions League for a fifth season but have only progressed beyond the qualifying rounds once - losing to Shymkent of Kazakhstan in the round of 32 three years ago. Celtic, who secured the Scottish title for the first time last season, won their first-round mini-tournament in Lithuania after beating Ku PS of Finland 3-1 then hosts Gintra 2-0. Vorskla Poltava, meanwhile, eased aside Latvian side Riga 5-0 before beating hosts Ferencvaros 2-0 in Hungary. The second-round ties will be played on 18-19 and 25-26 September, with Celtic hosting the return leg. Seven champions path and five league path ties will decide the final spots in the group stage and who joins automatic entrants Barcelona, Lyon, Bayern Munich and Chelsea. Glasgow City go level on points with SWPL leaders Weir puts 'most challenging time' behind her with double Arsenal face Hacken & Man City draw Paris FC Vorskla Poltava are currently 29th in Uefa co-efficient table, 53 places above Celtic, although it should be pointed out that Sunday's opponents, Gintry, were 36 spots ahead of the Glasgow side. The five-time Ukrainian champions have played Scottish opposition once previously, drawing 1-1 with Hibernian in the 2017 Champions League league qualification group stage when the Edinburgh side finished second behind hosts Olimpia Cluj of Romania. The Ukrainian side were then called Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv but moved cities and changed their name in 2022. Former Ukraine midfielder Natalya Zinchenko has been team boss since 2021, the 44-year-old having spent the previous three years as national head coach. Eleven of her squad are part of Volodymyr Pyatenko current Ukraine set-up, including 60-times capped Yana Kalinina. Champions Path Anderlecht (Belgium) v Valerenga (Norway) Benfica (Portugal) v Hammarby (Sweden) Galatasaray (Turkey) v Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) Osijek (Croatia) v Twente (Netherlands) Roma (Italy) v Servette (Switzerland) St Polten (Austria) v Mura (Slovenia) Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine) v Celtic (Scotland) League Path Fiorentina (Italy) v Wolfsburg (Germany) Hacken (Sweden) v Arsenal (England) Juventus (Italy) v Paris Saint-Germain (France) Paris FC (France) v Manchester City (England) Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portugal) v Real Madrid (Spain) Ireland slip to 8-4 against England after Beaumont's 150 England news conference: Carsley to make 'two or three changes' against Finland Centurion Nissanka condemns England to dismal defeat Insight and stories from the Premier League Mark Chapman, Cesc Fabregas and Nedum Onuoha talk all things Premier League Sting discusses his remarkable life and career through clips Multi-award-winning artist Sting joins Dermot O’Leary for an in-depth interview The chilling allegations that ignited a British conspiracy In 2014, two children told London police a shocking story… Jason Manford joins the new series of Waterloo Road Waterloo Road returns with a new academy status, new school building and a new head teacher What now for Clarke as Scotland's ongoing deterioration continues? 'Time for Scotland rebuild? Or can this team reach World Cup? ' Do Scotland's problems lie away from the national team? From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs Subscribe & follow updates on your Premiership team Cowboys, Bears & Dolphins win on dramatic first NFL Sunday Relaxed Murray surprised he does not miss playing 'Ronaldo rages on to eclipse Mc Tominay's latest Scotland heroics' 'One hell of a Test to win' but England 'believe' GB win medals in all but one sport - best Paris 2024 stats Seven of the best stories from a brilliant Paralympics The impressive XI who could have played for England 'Sumptuous stuff' - best shots of Smith's 'terrific' 67. Video'Sumptuous stuff' - best shots of Smith's 'terrific' 67 Sabalenka 'living best life' after solving US Open struggles Welcome to 'Carsball' as handbrake comes off for England £30m a year - why F1 designer is one of sport's highest-earning Britons What questions do Clarke's Scots face in Portugal? Urgency, energy and detail - Bellamy's new beginnings excite Wales The best pictures from the 2024 Paralympics Chasing the dream - how do you parent young football stars? © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.